Railway-tie.



W. A. O. JONES. RAILWAY TIE. APPLIGATIM nman 00112, 1912.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

ventor Attorneys the cushions. (l

nnrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WYATT A.

MILLIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE;

'1 '0: all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, WrA'rr A. 0. Jones,

a. citizen of the United States, residing at Bentonville, in the countyof Benton and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and usefulRailway-Tie, 'ofwhich the followingis a specification;

.The present invention relates to railway A and the-channelin order toretain thc keepties, and particularly to neta-llicties.

ment of the rails thereto-by means of the usual spikes.

To the above-and other ends the present invention. resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts and in of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters have beenemployed to denote corresponding parts and wherein Figure 1 is aperspective View of a tie constructed in accordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of one of the rail cushions. Fig. 4 is perspective viewof one of the keepers for the cushions.

Referringspecifically to the drawing, the

rail proper :S is constructed of channel iron,

steel or other material of proper dimensions.

A pair of cushions G of wood or other material fit or rest snugly in thechannel 5 and have their ends inclined as designated by the numeral I,the said cushions protruding.

slightly above the channel and their upper faces being designed for theattachment of the rails. The rails are adapted to seat on and may besecured thereon by means of the usual spikes, so that the rails arecushioned and are insulated from the channel. as essential. I

A pair of keepers 8 are provided for each cushion, the keepers beingconstructed in the form of channels and inverted so that their fiangesfit within the flanges of and seat on' of the cushions.

.It is the object of the present invention to provideanovel andimproved-metallic railthe details 0. JONES, or BENTONV-ILLE, ARKANSAS,ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF "r0 J. A.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d A 5 1913;

the bottom of the channel 5, the backs of the'keepers flush with theedges of the channel, the keepers havin their respective ends inclinedand solid as esignated by the numeral 9, to abut against the inclinedends Bolts or other securing members 10 are fastened through the flangesof the keepers ers imposition, and as. the keepers are secured in positon, the cushions will be ,locked against removal or d1 laoemenh,

In practice, the'ad oining-endsk ohthe inner keepers are spaced-achannel-to fill ,up the intervening s ace Fbetween the said keepers:andfto-z' which are hollow.

accordance with the objects aimed 'at, the cushions obviating'thepounding or jarring incident'to railways, whichis very destructive tothe rolling stock. Ordinarily, in metallic ties, the rails aresecureddirectly on the ties, so that proper cushioning'is not providedfor, and furthen the rails are not properly insulated, as is-n'ecessaryin most cases. The cushions may be replaced from time to time when theyhave become Worn,

it. being noted that the rails may be secured to the cushions with theuse of the customary spikes. The cushions may therefore be readilyreplaced without disturbing the tie and without necessitating any greatexpense. The keepers and channel 5' may also be provided with apertures11 for the reception of bolts, spikes, or other securing members toattach the tie to bridge timbers or the like. It is also preferable topass bolts 12 through the flanges of the channelthecushions in order to.'as'

5 and through s i st in retaining the cushions in position, and thebottom of the channel is preferably provided with apertures or orifices13 to permit of the drainage of thetie.

It is preferable to provide the boltswith slit cotter pin for retainingthem in posi tion, so that the bolts will not be liable to bejarred'loose due 'to the motion of the trains.

It will also be manifest that the employment of the present tie willeliminate-to a great extent, the maintenance expenses,

and the use of a large force of section I, I .up'= thechambers providedwlthinthe said k'eep'ers,

Thus, a railway tie has.

art in order that suitable ballast may be inserted into .the-

rail cushions hands, as is necessary with the wooden ties now in use.The life of the ordinary tie is 7 from five toseven years, While thelife of the herein described metallic tie will be con-- siderablylonger, it also being possible. to utilizethe metallic tie after it hasbeen put out of commission, for other purposes, so that the same willnot bea dead loss, the case with wooden ties.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1. Arailway tie embodying a channel,

fitting therein, a pairof channel shaped keepers for each'cushion tolock the cushion-in position, the flangesof the keepers fitting-into theflanges-of end seating o'n-the bottom of the channeland the backs .ofthe keepers being flush with the edges of the channel, and means forsecuring the keepers in position.-

2. A railway tie embodying a channel, rail "cushions fitting therein andhaving their ends inclined, a pair of inverted 'chan nel shaped Qkeepers for each cushion, the keepers havingtheir flanges fitting in therail cushions fieting therein] and having 7 their ends inclined, .apair'of inverted channel shaped keepers for each cushion, the keepers,having their flanges fitting'in the flanges 'of the channel and havingtheir'respective ends inclined" and: solid'to abut against the inclinedends ofth'e cushiomjand securing members P g gh the flanges of the"-keepers and saidchannel.

In testimony as my own, I have hereto aflix'ed-my signaturein thepresence of two witnesses.

. WYATT A.-O..JONES. Vitnesses: SAM' BEasLicY,

N. S. HENRY.

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that I claim '.the foregoing 4 9

